Editorial Page On Delinquent Taxes Burden On Taxpayers
In Our Opinion the report to the Senate by Sen. John J. Williams reveals delinquent federal taxes exceed 1.5 billion dollars. Williams, ending his Senate tenure in 1970, criticizes a 32 percent rise in withholdings delinquencies, noting 304 million dollars belonged to workers but was not remitted by employers. The piece argues this burden falls on honest taxpayers and highlights the growing tax delinquency issue.
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Uncle Sam
Senate
John J. Williams
Delaware
Sen. Williams
Williams
Wilbur AD. Millis
House Ways and Means Committee
Nixon
Mills
G.O.P
Senate Finance Committee
Jacob K. Javits
New York
Harrison Williams
Senate Committee On
Congress Prepares for Busy Session Amid Budget Debate
Virginia's viewpoint notes Congress returning from recess to face a heated budget fight. Lawmakers clash over cuts, tax reform, and missile defense while President Nixon's new budget and a $125,000 microphone system spark debate and expect louder floor sessions.
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Congress
Senate
Man accused of holdup cites crime fear in streets
A 24 year old suspect linked to an $11,000 department store robbery told police his $3,000 loot was deposited in a bank for safety citing the prevalence of crooks. The article notes his remarks about integrity and moral behavior interwoven with literary references.
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Dees
Census questions cut amid privacy debates in Washington
Washington wonders at a White House meeting with Republican leaders as the Census Bureau scales back 66 questions to 23. Nixon weighs removing penalties while noting programs tied to mandatory counts. Moynihan confirms over a million Negroes not counted. budget talks reveal looming domestic cuts and a hoped surplus.
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Drew
Jack Anderson
Washington
Census Bureau
Nixon
Congress
Rep
Jackson Betts
Ohio
Betts
GOP
Colorado
Gordon Allott
White House
Florida
Bill Cramer
House
Nixon Wit Draws Laughs From The Office
Washington column notes Bill Adler's The Wit & Humor of Richard Nixon and samples quips about Nixon being nominated, the 1968 election, college jokes, and show business quips. The piece playful ly critiques politics and pop culture with wry lines from Nixon and references to Smothers Brothers and Anguilla.
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Don Maclean
Washington
Richard Nixon
Bill Adler
Kennedy
Churchill
Stevenson
Johnson
Camp
President Johnson
Smokey Bear
Air Force
California lawmakers Propose Plan to Eliminate Fault in Divorces
California legislators pursue a plan to remove fault findings from divorce actions. The proposal aims to simplify proceedings by focusing on uncontested grounds rather to assign fault. Critics warn it could reduce accountability while supporters say it speeds settlements.
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California
Letters on poetry decency and politics in town news
A reader defends Allen Ginsberg inviting him to Saint Francis College for poetry not protest. The letter argues press focus on war and drugs ignored his role as a major American poet and criticizes televised coverage.
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Journal
Allen Ginsberg
Saint Francis College
Portland
Biddeford
Ginsberg
Vietnam
A. Poulin Jr
Division of the Humanities
Reevaluating the Electoral College and presidential selection
The piece argues against shifting to a national popular vote, endorsing Nixon and the Electoral College. It urges restoring state legislature selection of electors to reduce primary chaos and warns of dangers in a plebiscitary presidency.
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National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Nixon
Northeast
Lower South
John Stuart Mill
Congress
Kennedy Alaska tour flops GOP effort to attack Ted Kennedy
In Anchorage and Bethel Alaska the Kennedy Indian Education subcommittee tour drew Republican exit calls from Sen. Saxbe Murp hy Bellmon and others who labeled the trip a political stunt. Saxbe faulted staff influence while Kennedy aides denied missteps. Senator Murphy roamed villages and questioned the remote image, noting a $100 bush plane trip and contrasting with sunlit California shores.
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Bruce Biossat
NEA
Washington
Anchorage
Alaska
Nixon
Edward M
Ted) Kennedy
Kennedy
William Saxbe
Ohio
Chicago
George Murphy
California
Henry Bellman
Oklahoma
Saxbe
Richard Drayne
Drayne
Bethel
Henry Keohane
Boston
Robert Kennedy
Bellmon
Nome
Murphy
Nunapitchuk
Yukon River
Pilot Station
Bureau of Indian Affairs
America
San Miguel Island
Theodore Stevens
Los Angeles Rams
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Lenagh Scott
John Aiken
Public Works Committee
Robert Mayer
Bob
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Show Biz
Smothers Brothers
Quapee
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Nelson Rockefeller
Lyndon Johnson
Dick Nixon
Elec
Toral College
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Anguilla
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Eonle’s Forum
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Jewish Congress
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Biddeford - Saco Journal
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Maine
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